Wood flooring is a classic design for a reason. However, there's no shame in faking the style with wood-look tiles. Here's how they compare to real hardwood.

As a home filled with pets and kids, we resonate with this in a big way. That’s why Mohawk made us look twice when they announced SolidTech R. Yes, it looks like wood, but it’s not.

Laminate flooring looks like wood but generally is a veneer or a photographic image of wood covered by a thick layer of melamine resin over fiberboard. Skip harsh cleansers.

Laminate flooring looks like wood but generally is a veneer or a photographic image of wood covered by a thick layer of melamine resin over fiberboard. • Skip harsh cleansers.

Laminate flooring looks like wood but generally is a veneer or a photographic image of wood covered by a thick layer of melamine resin over fiberboard. * Skip harsh cleansers.

Billed by the company as “the quietest wood flooring in the world,” and just as quiet as carpeted flooring, Empire Today’s WhisperHOME engineered wood flooring looks like any other hardwood ...

Laminate flooring looks like wood but generally is a veneer or a photographic image of wood covered by a thick layer of melamine resin over fiberboard. Skip harsh cleansers.